[Remote] Full Stack AWS Engineer, Senior | Active Clearance Required

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Phoenix Operations Group is hiring a Senior Full Stack AWS Engineer to design, build, and operate secure, scalable cloud-native applications for a federal program. The role owns end-to-end features and provides technical direction through architecture, design reviews, code reviews, and mentorship.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain full stack web applications using modern front-end frameworks (React/TypeScript) and back-end services (Node.js, Python, Java, or Go)
• Architect and implement cloud-native solutions on AWS, including serverless (Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions) and containerized (ECS/Fargate, EKS) workloads
• Build and manage infrastructure as code using AWS CDK, CloudFormation, or Terraform
• Design data models and integrate with AWS data services such as RDS/Aurora, DynamoDB, S3, and ElastiCache
• Build event-driven and asynchronous systems with SQS, SNS, EventBridge, and Kinesis
• Own CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, CodePipeline, or similar) enabling frequent, reliable releases
• Apply security best practices: IAM least privilege, Cognito/OAuth2 authentication, secrets management, encryption, and vulnerability remediation
• Implement observability with CloudWatch, X-Ray, and/or third-party tools; participate in on-call rotation and lead incident resolution and post-mortems
• Optimize applications for performance, reliability, and cost (AWS Well-Architected Framework)
• Lead technical design reviews, write design documents, and drive architectural decisions
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through pairing, code reviews, and knowledge sharing
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, QA, and stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years of professional software development experience, with 4+ years in full stack roles
• 4+ years of hands-on experience building and operating production systems on AWS
• Strong proficiency in Python and Node.js, and in Bash scripting
• Experience designing RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs
• Solid knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL, DynamoDB)
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code using AWS CloudFormation and AWS CDK
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines in GitLab (GitLab CI/CD), and with containers (Docker)
• Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals: testing, design patterns, distributed systems, and security
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong AWS networking knowledge: VPC design, subnets, routing, Transit Gateway, DNS, and hybrid connectivity (VPN/Direct Connect)
• Experience configuring firewalls (AWS Network Firewall, security groups, NACLs) and load balancers (ALB, NLB, GWLB)
• Experience designing and implementing perimeter security (AWS WAF, Shield, ingress/egress inspection, DMZ patterns)
• Working knowledge of NIST SP 800-53 security controls and how to implement them in AWS
• Solid understanding of OpenID Connect (OIDC) and JSON Web Tokens (JWT), including token issuance, validation, signing, and securing APIs with identity providers (e.g., Amazon Cognito)
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance (U.S. citizenship required)
• AWS certifications: Solutions Architect – Associate or Professional, Developer – Associate, or DevOps Engineer – Professional
• Experience with Kubernetes (EKS) and service mesh concepts
• Experience with microservices and event-driven architecture at scale
• Familiarity with front-end performance, accessibility (WCAG), and design systems
• Experience in regulated environments (SOC 2, HIPAA, FedRAMP, PCI)
• Experience integrating AI/ML or LLM services (e.g., Amazon Bedrock, SageMaker)
• Experience deploying and operating AWS Landing Zone Accelerator (LZA) for multi-account environments
• Familiarity with AWS GovCloud (US) and its service and compliance differences from commercial regions
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and a modern front-end framework (React preferred; Angular or Vue acceptable)
• Familiarity with DoD Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide Impact Levels (IL2–IL6), DISA STIGs, and FIPS 140-2/140-3 validated cryptography

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance: 100% company-paid premiums.
• Short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance: fully company paid.
• 401(k): automatic 10% company contribution; no matching required.
• Paid time off: four weeks annually.
• Paid holidays: eleven per year.
• Birthday leave: your birthday off with pay.
• Referral bonuses: upfront and annually recurring bonuses.
• Open-source bonuses: rewards for contributing to our GitHub projects.
• Professional development: paid training, certifications, and enrichment opportunities.

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